Supplementary training

If you were trained for a profession in another country, or have worked in a profession in another country, you may need to attend supplementary training in order to be able to work in that profession in Sweden.

Supplementary training programmes are offered at universities and university colleges. They include programmes for:

economists

engineers

nurses

social workers

information systems engineers

doctors

teachers

The training programmes are between 1 and 2 years long. You are eligible for financial aid from the Swedish Board of Student Finance, CSN, while you attend a supplementary training programme.

Folkhögskolespåret

If you are between 17 and 21 years old and have arrived in Sweden without your parents, you are eligible to attend Folkhögskolespåret. Folkhögskolespåret is an education programme offered at folk high schools. You can begin attending Folkhögskolespåret even if you have not completed all your compulsory school subjects.